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t Twitter: @spartandaily INSIDE F facebook.com/spartandaily See exclusive online content P. 2 Sports: Women’s golf team places in top and multimedia at 10 of Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational spartandaily.com P. 3 A&E: The Mountain Goats deliver music Weather: Partly Cloudy variety in fourteenth album release SPARTAN DAILY H: 64 Serving San José State University P. 8 Opinion: Nina Tabios still craves New Profile: local band, The Trims L: 50 since 1934 York eats in newest entry of ‘From the Bay to Volume 139 / Issue 25 Brooklyn’ A&E, p.4 Thursday, October 11, 2012 Printed on recycled paper LOCAL NHL lockout has downtown businesses bracing By Nick Celario nomically but people-wise because we Oct. 24, and the league has canceled the Britannia Arms bartender Mat- SJSU kinesiology lecturer and re- @SD_NCelario enjoy (the) fans.” first two weeks of the regular season. thew Cole said he and other workers searcher Daniel Murphy said the “peo- “It is unfortunate that the labor Not being able to provide rides for at the downtown pub try to think of ple closest to the arena” will be the ones A big bite has been taken out of the dispute between the National Hockey Sharks game-goers will deal a financial ways to keep business constant while who will feel the most financial impact overall income of downtown restau- League and the National Hockey hit to some of the drivers of downtown the lockout continues, although it still from the lockout. rant Henry’s Hi-Life because of the ab- League Players’ Association has a nega- pedicab company Eco City Cycles, ac- doesn’t compare to the business the “If we’re talking about downtown sence of Sharks fans. tive impact on so many important cording to manager Steve Barkley. pub receives during the nights of the San Jose, the people that would feel it Henry’s Hi-Life, located at the cor- people who work events at HP Pavilion “For a lot of these riders, (Sharks Sharks’ home games. the most (would be) the people in San ner of West St. John Street and North and also affects those who run local games) are their bread and butter,” he The pub, located on West Santa Pedro Square — those who are used Almaden Boulevard, is one of several downtown businesses,” said Malcolm said. “It can really make it or break it for Clara Street and North Almaden Av- to the revenue coming in on Sharks businesses in downtown San Jose that Bordelon, executive vice president of them.” enue, makes about the same amount of nights,” Murphy said. is either currently experiencing or ex- business operations of Sharks Sports Barkley said he scheduled riders money after a Sharks game as it would San Jose city councilman Sam Lic- pecting negative economic effects be- & Entertainment, in a statement pro- to patrol the HP Pavilion during the on a typical weekend night, but the in- cardo said he is aware that local busi- cause of the National Hockey League vided by email. Sharks’ preseason and regular season come is far greater when the game is nesses and restaurants will be taking a lockout. Bordelon and other members of games a month ago and was disap- played during the middle of the week. step back money-wise and sympathizes “We’re losing about 70 percent of the Sharks’ organization were unable pointed when those games were can- “You’re looking at a huge increase,” with them. our business,” said Henry’s Hi-Life to comment further because of a man- celed. Cole said in a phone interview. “It’s an “There’s no question that many bartender Jimmy Dill when compar- date from the NHL. “We were looking forward to (those exponential increase having a Sharks restaurants and entertainment venues ing normal nights to nights of Sharks Several news sources reported the games),” he said. “It drops us down from game versus a typical Monday or Tues- games. “(We’re losing) not only eco- lockout will be in effect at least through what we were expecting to be making.” day night.” SEE LOCKOUT ON PAGE 5 PROFILE BUSINESS Students sip in wine appreciation Students’ clothing brands look to ‘save the world’ By Camille Nguyen @camillediem Between juggling work, rela- tionships, a social life and school, being a college student tests time management — especially for young entrepreneurs. For seniors Francesca Mateo, and brothers Cutum and Art Derecho, the term “busy” can be considered an understatement as they develop, design and market their clothing lines Empire in the Air and Faded Friday. Launched in 2009, Empire in the Air was originally conceptu- alized by Mateo, a global studies major, after coming up with a “save the world plan” when she Wine appreciation lecturer Seth Orvis pours a glass of wine for students during class. Photo by Eddie Fernandez / Spartan Daily was 14 years old. SEE FEATURE ON PAGE 7 SEE STARTUP ON PAGE 10 CAMPUS Gaming co-op works to return arcade social vibe By Thyra Phan lenged someone to a two-player game, @ThyraPhan which drew in a large crowd. “The crowd behind us rooted us Bloops and bleeps from arcade on because it was an intense battle,” games blare, and spray-painted images he said. “The environment creates of Yoshi, Bart Simpson and Bomber- that kind of experience that goes man loom on a wall, beckoning visitors beyond just playing the game.” into the dimly lit gallery at Works/ San K hachi said arcades allowed Jose. video games to “take center stage Nostalgia for the social experience where, people could socialize, be of arcade gaming led SJSU lecturers competitive and have fun.” John Bruneau and James Morgan to Although the popularity of ar- curate a gallery called the Cooperative cade gaming faded in the late ‘90s, Gaming Co-Op where visitors may he attributes the birth of LAN (local play free arcade games Thursday area network) parties to former ar- through Saturday, from noon to 9 p.m. cade gamers because it brought peo- “Arcades were the golden age of ple together to play video games. SJSU graduate Cody McCabe plays games that were placed classic arcade cabinets. Photo by Thyra Phan / Spartan Daily video games, where you went to play Eric Petrich, a San Jose resident, games with other people,” said James said seeing the arcade gallery gave He said playing video games at the few arcades with a “terrific col- said. “And that’s the kind of thing Morgan, an art history lecturer. “Now, him “a burst of nostalgia.” home is different now compared to lection of classic games.” we want to revive — if he were do- people play games alone in front of “I spent a significant part of my the arcade era. He said gaming consoles have ing it at home, we wouldn’t know.” their computer.” youth playing video games, where “When you’re at home, it become powerful, enabling gamers Visitors can play “Rescue: The To revive the social interaction of it started with Pac-Man in 1979,” he doesn’t mean you’re not playing to play with their friends. Beagles” in the “Arcade Games” arcade gaming, Bruneau and Morgan said. “I spent about nine years play- with people everywhere,” Petrich “It’s not the same as having cabinet, curated by Zach Gage. custom-built six out of nine arcade ing arcade games.” said. “There’s too much going on. somebody in the same room with As the title suggests, the main cabinets and chose independent game Petrich said seeing the darkened That kind of gaming just doesn’t you, pounding on the keys,” he character’s mission is to rescue creators to curate games for the cabi- room in the gallery with people appeal to me.” said, after hearing Petrich play a beagles while collecting parachutes nets. playing games in front of the ar- Morgan said arcades are on “life game. to fly down hills to rescue the dogs. Patrick K hachi, senior animation cade cabinets was a snapshot of his support — they’re not dying yet,” “(Petrich) looked over to me and and illustration major, said he chal- childhood. adding that Nickel City is one of said he got the high score,” Morgan SEE GAMING ON PAGE 5 Page 2 | Spartan Daily SPORTS Thursday, October 11, 2012 WOMEN'S GOLF, 7TH PLACE Sophomore Osland leads women’s golf to top ten placement at weekday invitational Staff Report In Tuesday’s second round, SJSU finished in The SJSU women’s golf seventh place with a score of team competed in the Edean 615. Ihlanfeldt Invitational on Osland had another Oct. 8-10 at the Sahalee Coun- strong start starting two try Club, finishing in seventh under after making birdies place overall, only six strokes on two of her first three holes. above University of Nevada, With bogeys on the fourth Las Vegas (UNLV). and eighth hole, and double In the first round of the bogeys on the sixth and event on Monday, the Spartans seventh holes, Osland scored finished in fourth place with a four over par after the first Sophomore Megan Osland finished in 8th place at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational on Oct. 8 to 10. Osland led the team to seventh score of 302 and two Spartans nine holes. place in the final round, and scored a 73-75-75-223 overall in the tournament. Photo courtesy of SJSU Athletics. tied for sixth place. On her second nine holes, Sophomore Regina De Osland finished with a 75, ence Challenge, Willhoite Guzman and sophomore after making five consecutive shot a 72 to start the event San Jose State Results Megan Osland scored 73 pars and a bogey on the 15th and finished with a 223 to a piece, with De Guzman hole and two more birdies on bring SJSU to 14th place.